Get out the lederhosen and steins—it is the season for Oktoberfest................................ Before you tap the keg and turn up the oom-pah,..... here's a bit of history about the event and the beer style both named Oktoberfest.
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The first Oktoberfest was not really a festival at all, but the public celebration of the wedding of Crown Prince Luitpold I and Princess Theressa of Bavaria on October 17, 1810. Held on a large meadow in Munich, the party featured a horse race, beer, food, music and dancing.
Anniversary celebrations continued each year, usually starting in late September and ending in the first week of October. Oktoberfests have been held in Munich for almost 200 years (with the exception of wartime). As immigrants from Germany came to North America, smaller Oktoberfests sprouted up in their communities.
Now, it's Munich vs. Cincinnati, tying for the title of the world's largest Oktoberfest..
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How to make it

Season to taste with salt and pepper, and stir in the hot Dusseldorf mustard. Set aside.

Prepare a grill, and cook sausages, basting with Oktoberfest beer often ....lol while youre drinking a large glass too and listening to the festive oktoberfest music ..dancing is permitted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! go ahead and shake your tail feathers .................

This is really good. The caramelized onions with the German mustard is essential. Sometimes I also add some colorful peppers of choice. I always have some heated beer on the side to put the sausages in when they come off the grill. Grilled sausages love their lil' beer baths and if you're cooking a bunch of 'em, it keeps them warm and moist. Well, I love my lil' beer baths too - and warm, flavorful sausages. So it works out good all around. I could use one or two right now with a frosty brew (or four) on the side. And I love to dance...just ask my neighbors. ;-)

This is really good. The caramelized onions with the German mustard is essential. Sometimes I also add some colorful peppers of choice. I always have some heated beer on the side to put the sausages in when they come off the grill. Grilled sausag...more